Make Firefox portable the default browser

make Firefox portable the default browser

I've escalated your question (which I read as how to deploy Firefox ESR to the users in your organization so that it automatically gets set as the default browser) to see if the Mozilla Helpdesk can get an answer for you. This may take up to 72 hours.
You could also check the [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/faq/ Firefox ESR FAQ page] or try the [https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise Enterprise Working Group (EWG) mailing list]. Both are linked from this overview of Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release) for organizations:
*http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/

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I followed the installation instructions for Firefox 4, after I had the earlier version. Whenever I open a link from email or other programs, it opens in the earlier version of Firefox, not Firefox 4.

You'll need to get the Actions dialog to appear and check the use as default action at the bottom of the list. One of the common ways to get this to appear is to follow a link from an email program or a soical network app like Facebook or Twitter.

How do I set firefox as the default browser in Windows Server 2012 Group Policy Editor?

Hello, I am unable to set firefox as the default browser despite multiple different attempts to do so using group policy.
I have:
- Set a registry command (targeted at 32/64 via a WMI query) to reset the opening command as shown below:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\http\shell\open\command
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -osint -url "%1"
- Set a powershell logon script to run (that does run):
firefox.exe -silent -setDefaultBrowser
Despite setting the above it seems the client computers browsers are not affected by the settings above. When the script runs or if I run the command above a UAC window pops up and requests that I accept the command (for the setDefaultBrowser) but even if I click yes as an administrator it does nothing.
Since GPO in 2012 has changed perhaps there is something that I am missing? Do I need to somehow disable Windows Internet Explorer from achieving default browser status?
Please do not reply if you will suggest that I use Internet Explorer Maintenance (since this function in GPO has been disabled since IE10)
My DC is Server 2012, my client computers are Win7 32/64.

The above reply does not take into account that I am trying to use GROUP POLICY EDITOR to make it the default browser.

When I click a link in email client (apple mail), it does not open in firefox. I have checked both Firefox and Safari and Firefox is the default browser.

When clicking a link in either apple mail or even from a word document, nothing happens.

Try to redo the default browser and make another browser like Safari the default and then let Firefox do it again.
See:
* [[How to make Firefox the default browser]]
* [[Setting Firefox as the default browser does not work]]
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Default_browser

How do I UNSET Firefox as the default browser?

When asked I set Firefox as the default browser. I would like to UNset this setting, but that option does not seem to be in the preferences. Where is that option hiding?

You do that by setting another browser as the default browser and make sure that Firefox doesn't ask.
*[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Menu_differences Firefox > Preferences] > Advanced > General
"System Defaults": "Always check to see if Firefox is the default browser on startup"

I set firefox as the default browser by accident. I want to use another browser sometimes. How do I undo the selection?

I want to choose my browser - Firefox for Gmail and other uses, Internet Explorer for Outlook.
When I installed the newest version of Firefox, I checked the box to make Firefox the default browser, but I want to undo that. How?

Tools > Options > Advanced > General : System Defaults 
[ ] "Always check to see if Firefox is the default browser on startup"
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Why don't the options to not check if Firefox is the default browser, set the homepage to a blank page, and password settings hold?

Why don't the options to not check if Firefox is the default browser, set the homepage to a blank page, and password settings hold? It opens to a firefox page and asks if I want to make firefox the default and has the checkbox checked to check for default with every launching.
Just updated to Firefox ESR 24.6.0

This article lists a number of possible reasons that Firefox might be unable to save your preference changes during your session, or that they might be overridden at startup: [[How to fix preferences that won't save]].
Another common issue is a feature of security or utility software that protects you from unwanted browser settings changes by reverting them back to an earlier state. For example, Advanced SystemCare's Surfing Protection feature can do this. You may need to turn off such features, if you have them, in order to keep your changes.

Outlook keeps opening links in Internet Explorer, regardless of Firefox being the default browser

I have Firefox 4.0.1 running on a Windows 7, 64-bit computer. I have Internet Explorer 9.0.8112.16421 installed as well.
I use Outlook here at work and have Outlook version 14.0.5128.5000 installed, which is part of Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010.
I have tried to set Firefox as the default browser on the computer. When I go to Start->Default programs, Firefox is set to default. When I open Firefox and check in settings, it says it is currently the default browser. I have tried to set IE as the default, then switch back to Firefox etc. But still regardless of this, Outlook opens all links in emails in Internet Explorer.
It is very annoying as IE is a lot slower than Firefox, especially when I already have Firefox runnint and Outlook needs to start a new session of IE every time I open a link.
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I have the same problem (roughly) - I have PDF hyperlinks in an Excel spreadsheet and, when clicked, instead of them opening directly in Acrobat (or via Firefox, my default browser), they open via IE. Regular HTML links in the Excel spreadsheet open in Firefox.
I have enabled the '''Block PDF files' access to all web sites''' option under ''Trust Manager'' category in the Adobe Reader ''Preferences'' tab.
I have also disabled the '''Adobe PDF Link Helper''' Extension in the ''Manage Add-ons'' tab in IE.
Obviously, neither of these settings made any difference.
* Windows XP Pro SP3
* Microsoft Office Excel 2003 SP3
* Internet Explorer 8.0
* Adobe Reader X (Version 10.1.1)
* Firefox 8.0

How do I make Firefox NOT my default browser and restore Internet Explorer as default browser?

I used to have Internet Explorer as my default browser and when I went to Firefox it asked me if I wanted Firefox as my default browser and I always sad no. I must haves screwed that up somehow and I want to go back to Explorer as default.
== This happened ==
Not sure how often

To make Internet Explorer your default web browser, you can click on '''Tools''' from the toolbar at the top and select '''Internet Options'''. Then select the '''Programs''' tab from the top of the window to access the default browser settings. You might want to also choose to be alerted if Internet Explorer is not your default browser. Click '''OK''' to save your changes.
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How can I make Firefox as my default browser?

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hello, hopefully this article can help: [[Make Firefox the default browser on Android]]

I cannot make Firefox is my default browser

since Firefox as upgrade I have not been able to have Firefox as my default browser . Every time I start Firefox a window comes up and says Firefox is not my default browser I click to make Firefox my browser but if close Firefox I have the same problem .

I have been having the same problem. I found one solution that said to go to the Mozilla folder in the Program Files folder, right-click the firefox.exe file, click Run as Administrator, then answer yes to setting Firefox as default. It worked, but only as far as running the exe was concerned. I used the right-click method with the desktop icon and the quick launch icon. Now, if i just click the QL icon or double-click the Desktop icon, I still have the problem, but if i right-click either icon and select run as administrator, Firefox launches showing set as default.
I call this a bug. Whether it's Vista's bug or Mozilla's bug I cannot say (though i lean to Vista's bug). I would like to resolve this issue, especially since all web page file icons show Firefox's icon instead of IE's icon, and double-clicking them launches Firefox. It is merely an annoyance having to deal with this every time I run Firefox.

Make Safari become the default browser vs. IE

Is it possible to make Safari the default browser instead of IE so when I click on Mail in the taskbar, Mail opens in Safari rather than Internet Explorer?

so I am going to accept this truth.
Thank you,
Alex
Am 29.08.2010 um 14:37 schrieb Murray ACP:
No. That's a browser-specific function. In fact, it's much better
to make the scrollbar visible on ALL pages than it is to try to hide
them on some pages. You can make the scrollbar always visible
(thereby preventing the content on longer pages from shifting left
when the scrollbar appears) with this simple CSS -
>
html { overflow-y:scroll; }
>

How do you make firefox NOT your default browser?

I accidentally made Firefox my default browser thinking that you could change it back to not default. Is there a way to make a browser other than Firefox default when Firefox is currently default? (i.e. i want to know how to un-default Firefox.)

I found an answer to this question at https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/761175.
Don't mess with the registry keys, this part worked for me:
Check the default settings in:
Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > "Set Program Access And Defaults" (on the left)
Open: Custom (click arrow on the right)
Select "Internet Explorer" under "Choose a default Web Browser"
Click OK

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Disabling all addons, didn't help. Moreover, I can't start FF in safe mode or start profile manager (Start > Run> firefox.exe -ProfileManager).
OS: Windows 7 64bit
Windows Event Viewer entry details:
Faulting application name: firefox.exe, version: 5.0.0.4183, time stamp: 0x4df95302
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x8c724fa6
Faulting process id: 0xc0c
Faulting application start time: 0x01cc37fe2fae7e8b
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: 6e7f03eb-a3f1-11e0-8f4d-a4badb0238f6

How do I make Firefox the default browser in a non-administrative Windows XP account, where clicking to do so has no effect?

I have two accounts for myself on my PC running Windows XP. In the administrative account, Firefox is already the default browser that opens when I double-click an HTML file, etc. Firefox knows it's the default browser there.
In my other account, every time I start Firefox, it tells me it's not the default browser. Clicking there to make it the default, or in the options, does nothing.
When I go to Set Program Access and Defaults in the administrative account, "Use my current Web browser" is selected. Mozilla Firefox is not listed as an option. In my non-administrative account, the Add or Remove Programs control panel can't be used. It says I don't have permission.

To check that in the other account you would have to give it temporarily administrator permissions.
See:
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/How+to+make+Firefox+the+default+browser
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Setting+Firefox+as+the+default+browser+does+not+work
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Default_browser

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